weird problem - 91 560SEL door panel noise/jerk/sound

Hello!
1991 560SEL, 41,000 miles
Restored, original miles
I have this very annoying problem.... the front passenger side door
crackles/jerks/makes noises when hitting the brake or going over any

bump/crack on the road...... it is SO ANNOYING.
I tried to fix it in many ways - removed the panel, drove with just
the door shell on and the sound was gone. So I knew itís from the
panel. Reinstalled the panel with some tape to stop the tension (if
there was any), didnít work. Unscrewed the door a little about 1cm
further from the fender edge thinking maybe the door was screwed in
too tight, didnít work.
It is VERY annoying, it makes the car sound like itís OLD. Does anyone
have any idea about what could cause this? The driver side does have
the noise too, but it is very MINOR. This side makes noise all the
time, it is terrible. Anytime I break, go over a crack, a sewer, a
bump, it makes this bad noise.
Is it just because itís made of cheap material or what?
Please help, thank you!

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Have a passenger try applying pressure to various areas of the panel
and see if that helps any? Perhaps using some kind of removable
adhesive (like that poster putty) could help fix the panel to the door?
Though to say without being there...
Marty

On my 84 500SEL the same noise was caused by the door panel rubbing the door
sill. To see if this is your problem, remove the door sill but leave the
door panel on. If that fixes the problem, here is what I did. I put some
strips of the wool looking part of Velcro on the sill where it would hit the
door panel. It doesn't look great, but it works.
Paul McKechnie

"Paul29" wrote:
> On my 84 500SEL the same noise was caused by the door panel
> rubbing the door
> sill. To see if this is your problem, remove the door sill
> but leave the
> door panel on. If that fixes the problem, here is what I did.
> I put some
> strips of the wool looking part of Velcro on the sill where it
> would hit the
> door panel. It doesn't look great, but it works.
>
> Paul McKechnie
>
> > Hello!
> >
> > 1991 560SEL, 41,000 miles
> >
> > Restored, original miles
> >
> > I have this very annoying problem.... the front passenger
> side door
> > crackles/jerks/makes noises when hitting the brake or going
> over any
> > bump/crack on the road...... it is SO ANNOYING.
> >
> > I tried to fix it in many ways - removed the panel, drove
> with just
> > the door shell on and the sound was gone. So I knew it's
> from the
> > panel. Reinstalled the panel with some tape to stop the
> tension (if
> > there was any), didn't work. Unscrewed the door a little
> about 1cm
> > further from the fender edge thinking maybe the door was
> screwed in
> > too tight, didn't work.
> >
> > It is VERY annoying, it makes the car sound like it's OLD.
> Does anyone
> > have any idea about what could cause this? The driver side
> does have
> > the noise too, but it is very MINOR. This side makes noise
> all the
> > time, it is terrible. Anytime I break, go over a crack, a
> sewer, a
> > bump, it makes this bad noise.
> >
> > Is it just because it's made of cheap material or what?
> > Please help, thank you!
> >
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What do you mean by the door sill?
Is it that moulding type piece surrounding the door thatís attached to
the body?

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